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1. Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: Sage <ssage@socal.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:17:31 -0700; I bypassed my ammeter guage this morning and the problem has gone away completely. I made no other changes to the electrical system. With the ammeter connected and the engine water temp at about 180,; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00087.html (8,758 bytes)
2. RE: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:13:09 -0600; Hi Steve, I'm glad to hear you're back on the road, but since the ammeter should not have been part of the fan circuit to begin with, the fact that bypassing the ammeter cures your symptoms should gi; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00088.html (8,688 bytes)
3. Re: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: Sage <ssage@socal.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:44:50 -0700; Theo: I appreciate your comments, but the ammeter's inability to carry high voltage is verified by the fact that, with it gone, the wire overheating problem is also gone. All of the other wiring on m; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00091.html (9,791 bytes)
4. RE: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: "Bob Palmer" <rpalmer@ucsd.edu>; Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:30:37 -0700; Well, maybe Theo's analogy was a wee bit of a hyperbole Steve, but your explanation doesn't wash either. First off, I also had a problem with my ammeter overheating; it was just the connections on t; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00093.html (9,935 bytes)
5. Re: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>; Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 23:30:01 -0600; Okay Steve, just remember to disconnect the battery every time you work on that electrical system in the coming months. Respectfully, Theo; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00094.html (8,163 bytes)
6. Re: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: Sage <ssage@socal.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 23:18:39 -0700; Bob and Theo: You're probably right that the ammeter wasn't heating up enough to get the alternator wire beyond 190 degrees and climbing (although the face of my ammeter is "bubbled" and distorted in; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00095.html (10,347 bytes)
7. Re: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: Sage <ssage@socal.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 23:20:44 -0700; In fact, as you suggest Bob, my ac fans, headlights and even my turn signals do all seem to go stronger since disconnecting the ammeter. Steve; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00096.html (8,131 bytes)
8. RE: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:12:16 -0600; The ammeter will definitely get warmer the more current you push through it, exactly as Bob describes, but not to 190 degrees, unless you're driving it way beyond its rating. What I've been trying t; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00097.html (9,021 bytes)
9. RE: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: stubrennan@comcast.net; Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 15:41:28 +0000; An ammeter is SUPPOSED TO BE A SHORT, or at least be as close to zero ohms as possible. You are trying to measure the current in a wire while causing only a minimal voltage drop. If it is working pro; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00098.html (8,695 bytes)
10. Re: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: Sage <ssage@socal.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 08:44:52 -0700; Theo: The alternator output wire was getting hot even with the AC off, then a lot hotter with it on. Wire temp.with the ammeter connected, with the temperature probe, was 150 with AC off, 190+ and cl; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00099.html (8,958 bytes)
11. RE: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:14:06 -0600; That's correct, but that is not how an ammeter is supposed to be wired (at least not when it's used in a vehicle application). On the Tiger, you should have a 10 gauge wire running from the battery c; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00100.html (9,331 bytes)
12. RE: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: "Bob Palmer" <rpalmer@ucsd.edu>; Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:46:33 -0700; Thanks to you and Theo and a quick look at the wiring diagram, I've learned a lot about how to correctly wire the ammeter. However, Steve's symptoms still remain a mystery - namely, why should the t; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00103.html (8,913 bytes)
13. Re: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: Sage <ssage@socal.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 00:35:36 -0700; Bob: Now that I've disconnected the ammeter from the alternator output wire, I'm not sure I want to connect things up again and start over. I do know that the ammeter face (the glass) and bezel did g; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00104.html (9,643 bytes)
14. RE: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>; Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:03:14 -0600; As Bob alluded to earlier, the amount of heat generated in a resistance is given by the square of the current (in amps), multiplied by the resistance value in Ohms. Components do not "cause" resista; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00105.html (10,878 bytes)
15. RE: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved (score: 1): Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 22:05:34 -0700; To Steve, Bob, Theo, etc. Been extra busy this week and didn't have time till now to get in on this discussion. I have some experience that could be related to this situation. Last year, while drivin; /html/tigers/2004-04/msg00115.html (11,449 bytes)

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